There was 'no sex' at this reality-show-style incubator for founders — but the drama was juicy
Source: Business Insider ·
A group of startup founders went to eastern Pennsylvania for a lesson in company building. They left with more followers.
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Founder teams anxiously wait for the leaderboard to update at 9 a.m. at a reality-style incubator in rural Pennsylvania.Truman DickersonThere was only one thing on the minds of the founders at this reality-show-style startup incubator.It wasn't sex.Founder teams had two weeks to become profitable, and potent social media was paramount.At 9 p.m. on a recent Friday night, Max Harding had just returned from a barefoot run in the woods.The eccentric 20-year-old Californian was back in a large barn in rural Pennsylvania — still barefoot — alternatively working on his startup and asking me about the point of life.Though not an especially adept programmer, Harding possesses a more adroit, perhaps unteachable skill that has never been more valuable in the current landscape of founder culture."Max captures the attention of the camera, keeps us center stage," said his cofounder, Skyler Ji, who added that Harding's role includes "spreading our philosophy" while he runs the operation behind the…